4232 / 18210 · Workshop 24 — “My Romance”: Major-Key Lyricism, Diatonic Substitution, Deceptive Motion, and Making Simple Harmony Sound Personal← prev⊞ allnext →
24.82Arrangement blueprint
Intro
simple tonic-family progression.
First statement
melody + roots/shells.
Repeat
better inversions, slightly more inner motion.
Middle
one deceptive cadence.
Later phrase
one secondary dominant.
Climax
selective harmonized melody.
Final repeat
one borrowed iv.
Ending
Dm7-G7-C6/9.